The merchandise subject to this antidumping duty
order consists of hand trucks manufactured from any material, whether assembled
or unassembled, complete or incomplete, suitable for any use, and certain parts
thereof, namely the vertical frame, the handling area and the projecting edges
or toe plate, and any combination thereof.

A complete or fully assembled
hand truck is a hand–propelled barrow consisting of a vertically disposed frame
having a handle or more than one handle at or near the upper section of the
vertical frame; at least two wheels at or near the lower section of the vertical
frame; and a horizontal projecting edge or edges, or toe plate, perpendicular or
angled to the vertical frame, at or near the lower section of the vertical
frame. The projecting edge or edges, or toe plate, slides under a load for
purposes of lifting and/or moving the load.

That the vertical frame can
be converted from a vertical setting to a horizontal setting, then operated in
that horizontal setting as a platform, is not a basis for exclusion of the hand
truck from the scope of this petition. That the vertical frame, handling area,
wheels, projecting edges or other parts of the hand truck can be collapsed or
folded is not a basis for exclusion of the hand truck from the scope of the
petition. That other wheels may be connected to the vertical frame, handling
area, projecting edges, or other parts of the hand truck, in addition to the two
or more wheels located at or near the lower section of the vertical frame, is
not a basis for exclusion of the hand truck from the scope of the petition.
Finally, that the hand truck may exhibit physical characteristics in addition to
the vertical frame, the handling area, the projecting edges or toe plate, and
the two wheels at or near the lower section of the vertical frame, is not a
basis for exclusion of the hand truck from the scope of the petition.

Examples of names commonly used to reference hand trucks are hand truck,
convertible hand truck, appliance hand truck, cylinder hand truck, bag truck,
dolly, or hand trolley. They are typically imported under heading 8716.80.50.10
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), although they
may also be imported under heading 8716.80.50.90. Specific parts of a hand
truck, namely the vertical frame, the handling area and the projecting edges or
toe plate, or any combination thereof, are typically imported under heading
8716.90.50.60 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the Department’s written description of the
scope is dispositive.

Excluded from the scope are small two–wheel or
four–wheel utility carts specifically designed for carrying loads like personal
bags or luggage in which the frame is made from telescoping tubular materials
measuring less than 5/ 8 inch in diameter; hand trucks that use motorized
operations either to move the hand truck from one location to the next or
to assist in the lifting of items placed on the hand truck; vertical carriers
designed specifically to transport golf bags; and wheels and tires used in the
manufacture of hand trucks.

History | Current RatesSince Hardware gets 17.57% preliminary rate in
review affecting December 1, 2007, through November 30, 2008 entries On January 11, 2010,
the U.S. Department of Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of its antidumping duty administrative review of Hand
Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from
China. The Department of
Commerce determined that Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., was dumping hand
trucks and certain parts thereof in the United
States. The Department of Commerce calculated a preliminary of 17.57% for
Since Hardware. In the previous review, RESPONDENTS
rate was XX%.

IMPORTERS - watch the liquidation instructions and liquidations
carefully. If there are any errors in the instructions, you must sue the
Department of Commerce within 2 years. If the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection does not liquidate your entries within 6 months of publication of the
final, the merchandise liquidates as entered. In this case, that would mean you would
EFFECT.
History
DOC Determinations: Order
Administrative Review 07-08: Initiation
| Prelim
| FinalAdministrative Review 08-09: InitiationCurrent Rates:this list is being compiled